Legality of CDC flu screening
Jan 31, 2020, 2:52 pm
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This news report has an image of the room where a quarantined Rhode Island family is housed at March Air Base:
Rhode Island family held in coronavirus quarantine air base
Rhode Island family held in coronavirus quarantine air base
Air Force Inns
DoD lodging facilities definitely aren't known for their aesthetics or frequent remodeling, but are generally are clean, safe, and reasonably comfortable for what they are.
Jan 31, 2020, 4:56 pm
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I doubt if they're using the hotel, since that's where the Reserve and National Guard guys stay when they're there. That pic shows what looks like a patio door, so it's probably not the Inn just from that. I.
Jan 31, 2020, 4:57 pm
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The Washington Post:
To combat coronavirus, U.S. to deny entry to foreign nationals who recently visited China and quarantine returning Americans
To combat coronavirus, U.S. to deny entry to foreign nationals who recently visited China and quarantine returning Americans
●The United States has issued a “Level 4” travel advisory for China, its highest level of caution, over the rapidly spreading outbreak.
●Beginning Sunday, the United States will funnel all flights from China to the United States through seven airports.
●Americans returning to the United States who have been in China’s Hubei province within 14 days will face a mandatory quarantine. Americans returning to the United States from other parts of China will face enhanced screening and a self-quarantine of up to 14 days.
●Beginning Sunday, the United States will funnel all flights from China to the United States through seven airports.
●Americans returning to the United States who have been in China’s Hubei province within 14 days will face a mandatory quarantine. Americans returning to the United States from other parts of China will face enhanced screening and a self-quarantine of up to 14 days.
Jan 31, 2020, 6:15 pm
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This news report has an image of the room where a quarantined Rhode Island family is housed at March Air Base:
Rhode Island family held in coronavirus quarantine air base
Rhode Island family held in coronavirus quarantine air base
Now that they are on the air base, they are not allowed to leave their rooms.
Feb 1, 2020, 11:10 pm
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FWIW, arriving into some parts of the US on CX — with plentiful CX first award space — from HKG involved nothing extraordinary from CBP and CDC at US airports of entry in recent days.
Feb 2, 2020, 1:57 am
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Curious to know what the Op thinks is the alternative? Let the virus spread unchecked and leave it up to individuals to sort themselves out?
Do you really see that that working out for the best?
Do you really see that that working out for the best?
Feb 2, 2020, 2:23 am
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Survival of the fittest by letting people deal with the good and bad of the natural world — infections included — has gotten humanity this far. But that’s not really a civilized alternative.
Feb 2, 2020, 5:57 am
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Serious question—how in the hell are they enforcing this? Because from my experience, they aren't.
Case in point: arrived at IAD today, cleared via GE as normal, and was never asked about my travel history to China in the last 14 days, either by the GE kiosk or by any airport or CBP personnel. Not even a temperature scanner like often seen at airports in Asia. Absent perhaps a direct Mainland China - US flight (or maybe single ticket Mainland China - XXX - US itinerary), it seems like nothing at all is being enforced. Does CBP/CDC not realize that people can fly China-EU-US itineraries (or infinite other permutations) on multiple tickets?
Or—shock—perhaps this really is just more theatre?
Case in point: arrived at IAD today, cleared via GE as normal, and was never asked about my travel history to China in the last 14 days, either by the GE kiosk or by any airport or CBP personnel. Not even a temperature scanner like often seen at airports in Asia. Absent perhaps a direct Mainland China - US flight (or maybe single ticket Mainland China - XXX - US itinerary), it seems like nothing at all is being enforced. Does CBP/CDC not realize that people can fly China-EU-US itineraries (or infinite other permutations) on multiple tickets?
Or—shock—perhaps this really is just more theatre?
Feb 2, 2020, 11:25 am
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Serious question—how in the hell are they enforcing this? Because from my experience, they aren't.
Case in point: arrived at IAD today, cleared via GE as normal, and was never asked about my travel history to China in the last 14 days, either by the GE kiosk or by any airport or CBP personnel. Not even a temperature scanner like often seen at airports in Asia. Absent perhaps a direct Mainland China - US flight (or maybe single ticket Mainland China - XXX - US itinerary), it seems like nothing at all is being enforced. Does CBP/CDC not realize that people can fly China-EU-US itineraries (or infinite other permutations) on multiple tickets?
Or—shock—perhaps this really is just more theatre?
Case in point: arrived at IAD today, cleared via GE as normal, and was never asked about my travel history to China in the last 14 days, either by the GE kiosk or by any airport or CBP personnel. Not even a temperature scanner like often seen at airports in Asia. Absent perhaps a direct Mainland China - US flight (or maybe single ticket Mainland China - XXX - US itinerary), it seems like nothing at all is being enforced. Does CBP/CDC not realize that people can fly China-EU-US itineraries (or infinite other permutations) on multiple tickets?
Or—shock—perhaps this really is just more theatre?
Feb 2, 2020, 11:38 am
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Because officially the ban hasn't taken effect yet. Here at ORD it starts at 1700 local today. We have one UA flight running late (1749) so we'll see what happens. MU is still scheduled for tomorrow, UA has one flight planned, HU I haven't seen any formal suspension. Tuesday UA intent is send 87 and 88 to ORD instead of EWR.
Feb 2, 2020, 12:25 pm
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It appears March Inn manages
451 rooms in 10 buildings,12 houses and 3 TLF’s (temporary lodging facilities)
If there are too many DoD personnel needing lodging than what on-base space remains due to the evacuees, those DoD folks will simply stay in commercial lodging off base, as happens all the time when on-base lodging is full - quite routine.
In any case, the point is that the evacuees aren't staying in facilities that had been closed for nearly 20 years, but in currently operational buildings.
Feb 2, 2020, 5:11 pm
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Feb 2, 2020, 5:23 pm
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That may run contrary to the desire to make sure those staying at the base accommodations don’t mingle amongst each other and complicate the picture of who has been and has not been exposed to the Wuhan coronavirus.
FWIW, arriving into some parts of the US on CX — with plentiful CX first award space — from HKG involved nothing extraordinary from CBP and CDC at US airports of entry in recent days.
FWIW, arriving into some parts of the US on CX — with plentiful CX first award space — from HKG involved nothing extraordinary from CBP and CDC at US airports of entry in recent days.
Feb 2, 2020, 6:45 pm
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Close proximity before or not, exposed to a then-contagious person before or not, encouraging closer physical mingling amongst the isolated/quarantined complicates matters in a way that is not good for clearing and clearing out people sooner than later without opening the door to possibly increasing the spread.